I own a p85dl and recently test drove a brand new model three performance. I was really impressed by the model 3, handling, acceleration, and overall ride quality-it felt like a vault. Do you know if there is a difference between the first performance model 3s and the brand new ones in terms of ride quality etc?
I want to get into a model 3 performance but can only spend 45 to 50k, not 60.
I have a 2018 Model 3P (born on date Nov 15th 2018, Picked up by me first week of Dec 2018). I also have a 2022 Model YP we purchased in march of this year for my wife.
Different vehicles I know, but similar enough. The 2022 Model Y is significantly quieter on the road. My 2018 model 3 is a pretty darn noisy car as far as wind / outside noise goes. Other than that, its been pretty good. The main portion of the warranty just expired, and the things I had done under warranty to the vehicle were things like the upper control arms, recall for the wire harness for the backup camera and replacing the spoiler on the rear decklid (multiple times and spoilers on that one).
The earlier models are going to have an older radar module (that may not be used), ultrasonic sensors, the frunk is a slightly different shape and has clips in it for bags (mine does anyway), and a stiffer ride (which I like).
A 2022 is likely to have a ryzen media processor (which is noticeable when you compare access times between ryzen and atom processor for things on the screen side by side, but not so much outside that scenario), and might have double glazed glass for the rear windows, being quieter on the road.
If I were buying right now, I think I would want a 2022 that had the ryzen processor but still had the ultrasonic sensors and possibly the stiffer suspension.
